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swimpoems · 2 years

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Come in and interrupt —

it will probably

slip my mind

like a tick on my ass

in a hurricane.

Source: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, p. 214.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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… of spoons

on ice

and

the cream

and

the smoke

and the

herbed

toast

slice.

Wild is

the clutter

of

cooking.

SOURCE: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, p. 128.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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I am glass

icy heart

on edge

Never easy

or

rambling.

Source: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, p. 161.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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The Teacher.

…a girlish nervousness…

Trying to define her reminiscence:

a pleasant sharpness;

I remember your charm.

SOURCE: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, p. 115.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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From Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, p. 225.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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Undressing her

stack

of dreams.

The mindless mess

of dishes and ashes

in the sink.

Undressing the mess,

the unpleasantness

of

her changing.

Her changing.

He had never agreed

to that.

SOURCE: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, pp. 148-49.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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Color him depressed.

He couldn’t believe

she kissed

the boy

that much.

‘Source: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, p. 127.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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SOURCE: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, Chapter 6.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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Source: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws.” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, p. 113. Remix poem.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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(Bad Vegetarian)

Good lamb,

forgive me.

It had to be

the wine.

SOURCE: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws”, NY: Bantam Books, 1974.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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Late summer.

Folks were

hurricane nervous,

and

women vanished,

as an aimless light

rolled across

the town.

SOURCE: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, p. 112.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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Kicking away

at saltwater

arms twirling

mouth open

suspended

a bob and a sink.

A point of shore

an apparition

receding.

A protest of lungs

a stopping

down

soundless

evanescence

in

a

twilight

of grace.

SOURCE: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, p. 309.

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Source: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974, p. 119.

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swimpoems · 2 years

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Source: Benchley, Peter, “Jaws,” NY: Bantam Books, 1974.

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